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Acatinga virus

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Acatinga virus
Virus classification Edit this classification
(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Orthornavirae
Phylum: Duplornaviricota
Class: Resentoviricetes
Order: Reovirales
Family: Sedoreoviridae
Genus: Orbivirus
Species:
Serotype:
Acatinga virus

The Acatinga virus (ACTV) is a serotype of Changuinola virus.[1] ACTV was first isolated from phlebotomine sandflies in the Amazon region of Brazil. This virus have not reported to cause disease in humans.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Martins LC, Diniz JA, Silva EV, Barros VL, Monteiro HA, Azevedo RS, Quaresma JA, Vasconcelos PF (February 2007). "Characterization of Minaçu virus (Reoviridae: Orbivirus) and pathological changes in experimentally infected newborn mice". International Journal of Experimental Pathology. 88 (1): 63–73. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2613.2006.00516.x. PMC 2517288. PMID 17244340.
  2. ^ Mahy, Brian W. J. (August 22, 2001). Meurant, Gerard (ed.). A Dictionary of Virology (PDF) (3 ed.). Elsevier. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-12-465327-6. OCLC 173283828. Retrieved 29 December 2018. Acatinga virus.